Digital Forensics Analyst

About the Role

The Digital Forensic Analyst is responsible for conducting technical investigations involving digital evidence related to ethics and employee concerns.

Responsibilities

• Perform digital forensic investigations for the PanTeXas Deterrence (PXD) Ethics and Employee Concerns department.
• Provide forensic acquisition and analysis support to Internal Audit, Employee Relations, Legal, and other departments by collecting, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence in accordance with forensic best practices.
• Respond to external Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigator requests with rigor, accuracy, and adherence to enterprise protocols.
• Create a forensically sound duplicate of the evidence (i.e., forensic image) that ensures the original evidence is not unintentionally modified, to use for data recovery and analysis processes.
• Decrypt seized data using technical means.
• Provide technical summary of findings in accordance with established reporting procedures.
• Ensure that chain of custody is followed for all digital media acquired in accordance with the Federal Rules of Evidence.
• Perform file signature, static media, and malware analysis.
• Extract data using data carving techniques.
• Use specialized equipment and techniques to catalog, document, extract, collect, package, and preserve digital evidence.
• Perform Windows registry analysis.
• Collect and analyze intrusion artifacts (e.g., source code, malware, and system configuration) and use discovered data to enable mitigation of potential cyber defense incidents within the enterprise.
• Prepare clear, defensible reports summarizing investigative steps, findings, evidence limitations, and methodologies.
• Produce technical summaries of forensic findings following standardized reporting formats.
• Perform additional responsibilities as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience (typical relevant experience ranging from 10 to 15 years).
• OR Master's Degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience (typical relevant experience ranging from 10 to 15 years).
• OR PhD with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Requires a Q clearance; the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
• Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709.
• Medical requirements may apply.
• U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise systems (Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, secure storage).
• Knowledge of digital evidence handling, cyber logging, and chain of custody standards.
• Ability to collaborate with Information Technology (IT), cybersecurity, and other teams.
• Training or certification in cyber forensics.

Notes

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.